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SilverClock posted...

dedbus posted...

Cool, I look forward to another mediocre product with over inflated hype being distributed on a purposely limited supply around a busy season. That should be fun again.

I lol'd.
Nintendo has been frustrating me since the Wii. Most underpowered console, pathetic online functionalities (or lack thereof), poor third party support, and pretending like they are actually trying to stock their shit when really they're just fucking with us to make money. I have long since abandoned ship and became a PC and PS4 gamer. Sure there's more dlc and microtransactions, but at least I know I can actually get the product I want right then and there. Instead of just a bunch scalped Amiibos with exclusive content that can cost more than a game if they're rare enough.
I feel for the people who will struggle to acquire the SNES but really Nintendo is never going to change.

First off, console power isn't terribly meaningful and, at best, all it does it put you in a three-way losing race where you're indistinguishable from the competition. More so, a lot of that tech isn't really needed to deliver a great gaming experience.

Second, every console-maker has problems with supply when the demand is high, exacerbated by scalpers trying to take advantage of the hype. And it's not like they make more money by *not* providing consoles since they aren't scalping themselves.

Third, most Amiibos don't seem to include exclusive content of any real value. As far as I'm aware, the hardest to find ones all involved Smash Bros and all they did was store data. Other ones, which actually provided content like the Shovel Knight amiibo, have been very easy to find. Down the road, that might be an issue for people getting into a game years later, but it's not much different when somebody picks up a game after the DLC is no longer available.
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